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DLAGE - Free Program to Display
Licensee's Age
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Description
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DLAGE is a
simple, free, text-based program that
accepts AAMVA driver's license data
scanned from just about any magnetic
stripe reader that sends data to the
keyboard port of a "PC-compatible"
computer. As the drivers license is
scanned, DLAGE reads the data stream,
culls the name and birthdate fields and
displays the results on the screen.
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Note about drivers licenses!
• Not all states
use mag stripe encoding on
their drivers licenses.
• Just because
your state has mag stripe
encoding does NOT mean the
format is AAMVA-compatible.
Just because your
license reads ok doesn't mean
your brother's license will
read ok (Some states are
running differing standards
concurrently)!
• There is NO
universal standard for
encoding data on drivers
licenses. The most universal
encoding format is published
by the AAMVA. (Efforts to
adopt the AAMVA format as a
universal standard have met
with resistance from several
groups. Additional details
available at the AAMVA
site.)
• DLAGE is
designed to read the magnetic
stripe on AAMVA-compatible
driver's licenses ONLY. If
you scan a driver's license
into DLAGE and get a "Scan
Error" the most-likely cause
is a driver's license format
that is not AAMVA-compatible.
(The least-likely
cause is a defective magnetic
stripe reader.)
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DLAGE Uses
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- AAMVA Format
Test - If you swipe driver's
license and DLAGE display's birthday and
age, license is probably AAMVA-compatible
format.
- Clubs, Bars,
Restaurants, C-Stores, Package/Liquor
Stores - Swipe driver's license
into DLAGE to display and confirm
patron's legal age real time (based on
clock setting of computer).
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Features
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- Works with just
about any computer running DOS or Windows
(Function... not form)
- Should be
compatible with virtually any magnetic
stripe reader that sends data to the
keyboard port.
- Automatically
calculates and displays age and
highlights the birthday field if age
below 21. Age alert/highlight calculated
real time (based on clock setting of
computer).
- No charge! Free!
Zip! Nada! No cost!
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Requirements
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- 286, 386, 486 or
Pentium (IBM compatible) PC. (DLAGE is a
text-base program that does not require
Windows to run.)
- MS DOS 3.1 or
Higher (Windows optional)
- Monitor
- Magnetic stripe
reader that sends data to the keyboard
port. Should be ISO 7811 compatible (this
covers most readers that scan credit
cards, as well as AAMVA-compatible
readers).
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Click
here for information
about magnetic card data
encoding and standards.
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Click
here for information
about magnetic stripe
readers, interfaces,
configuring and sending data
to the keyboard port.
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Making it Work
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Step
1
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Step
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Test Magnetic
Stripe Reader - This verifies that
the reader is properly connected and
sending data to the computer keyboard
port.
DOS - At the command prompt, type EDIT [Enter].
Scan a driver's license or credit card.
If credit card, data should begin with
the "%" character and include credit card
number and cardholder's name. If driver's
license, data should begin with the "%"
or ";" character and licensee's
birthyear, birthmonth and birthdate
should be recognizable. Close EDIT when
done.
Windows - Open Notepad. (In Windows 98,
click [Programs] [Accessories] [Notepad])
Scan a driver's license or credit card.
If credit card, data should begin with
the "%" character and include credit card
number and cardholder's name. If driver's
license, data should begin with the "%"
or ";" character and licensee's
birthyear, birthmonth and birthdate
should be recognizable. Close NOTEPAD
when done.
Note - If no data is displayed on the
screen when scanning a credit card or
driver's license in either of the above
tests, your reader is not properly
installed or not configured to send data
to the keyboard port. Until you correct
the problem, DLAGE cannot work.
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Step
3
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Acquire
DLAGE - Download here . Save to any
directory/folder on your fixed disk drive
(Make note of the folder name). This is
an uncompressed '.exe' (executable) file
approximately 47.5kb in size. (Your
firewall software might not like that.)
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Step
4
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Starting
DLAGE - DOS - At the command
prompt, use the DOS CD command to change
to the folder/directory where you saved
DLAGE in the previous step. Type DLAGE [Enter].
The program should start. When your
screen is waiting with the message "Scan
Drivers License Now," scan a driver's
license. Display should show birthdate
and age. If you receive an error message
"Error, Scan Again" license is probably
not AAMVA-compatible.
Windows - Click [Start] [Run] [Browse].
Locate the folder/directory where you
saved DLAGE in step 3. Click on [DLAGE].
The program should start. When your
screen is waiting with the message "Scan
Drivers License Now," scan a driver's
license. Display should show birthdate
and age. If not, license is probably not
AAMVA-compatible.
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